Employee Spotlight: Pythian Market’s Faith Akgun

Standing on the roof of the The Pythian building, Faith Akgun is talking about her new position as assistant general manager for the Pythian Market, but she can’t help also mentioning the view from atop this historic nine-story property.

“You can really see so much from here: downtown, the Super Dome, City Hall and even the French Quarter,” Akgun says. “Not a bad place to start your work day.”

Akgun feels fortunate to have landed on this rooftop and to have joined the Pythian Market team. Looking at her career trajectory and experience, however, it’s obvious that there’s more than luck at play.

A Loyola University graduate, Akgun minored in environmental studies, developing an interest in sustainability, and she put that interest into action, taking a job at LifeCity, a nonprofit that makes social and environmental impact profitable for business. Following that, she worked in operations for Good Eggs, a delivery service for local food. She coordinated between farmers, food makers and customers, seeing the connection between sustainability and food and how it changed the way we relate to our environment and community.

Building off of that, Akgun served as the market manager for St. Roch Forage, which provided local produce for retail and wholesale sales within the St. Roch Market. She enjoyed her experience, but relished the idea of being on the ground floor for starting a new food hall.